Training and Knowledge Transfer for Laboratory Staff

The contract involves providing hands-on training to NIH researchers and technicians on the operation, maintenance, and data analysis of the new Cytek Aurora Evo system, ensuring seamless integration into ongoing research and clinical support activities. The training is designed to build full operational proficiency, enabling staff to independently manage the instrument and interpret complex data sets without external assistance, thereby sustaining productivity and minimizing downtime. This is a subcontract categorized as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under SBA guidelines, with a NAICS code of 611430 indicating professional and management training services. The solicitation was posted on July 8, 2026, with a deadline for responses on July 18, 2026. Performance is to take place in Bethesda, Maryland, under the oversight of the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, with all work centered on enabling in-house expertise for the facility’s advanced flow cytometry capabilities.